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Determination of the attitudes of Turkish infertile
women towards surrogacy and oocyte donationSelim Kilic1, Muharrem Ucar2, Hakan Yaren3, Mahir Gulec4,
Adnan Atac5, Fatma Demirel6, Ceren Karabulut7, Ozlem Demirel8ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine the attitudes toward gestational surrogacy and egg donation amongst the Turkish married infertile females.
Methodology: This descriptive study was carried out in a maternity hospital. Patients were 250 married women who had applied for infertility treatment.
Results: Of the participants (n=250), 60 females (24.0%) answered positive attitude for surrogate motherhood and 65 (26.0%) for egg donation. Among the participants who stated positive response, 30 (50.0%) females stated that identity of the surrogate mother was not important. Among the participants who stated positive response to accept egg donation from someone (n=65), "only from someone whom I do not know "was the most common answer (n=30, 46.2%).
Conclusions: We consider that, oocyte donation and surrogate motherhood will have the potential to empower women and increase their status in society in near future. These techniques also have frightening potential for deepening their exploitation and unsolved ethical dilemmas.
KEY WORDS: Oocyte Donation, Gestational Surrogacy.
Pak J Med Sci January - March 2009 Vol. 25 No. 1 36-40
How to cite this article:
Kilic S, Ucar M, Yaren H, Gulec M, Atac A, Demirel F et al. Determination of the attitudes of Turkish infertile women towards surrogacy & oocyte donation. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(1):36-40.
1. Selim Kilic,
2. Muharrem Ucar,
3. Hakan Yaren,
Dept. of CBRN Defence
4. Mahir Gulec,
1,4: Dept. of Public Health,
Gulhane Military Medical Academy,
Etlik, Ankara, 06018, Turkey
5. Adnan Atac,
2,5: Dept. of Medical History and Deontology,
6. Fatma Demirel,
7. Ceren Karabulut,
8. Ozlem Demirel,
6-8: Gulhane Military Medical Academy,
School of Nursing, Etlik, Ankara, 06018, Turkey.
Correspondence
Selim Kilic, MD
E-Mail:drselimkilic@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: September 1, 2008
* Revision Reiceived: December 29, 2008
* Revision Accepted: December 30, 2008
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